Sept 30 (Reuters) - Toymaker Mattel (MAT.O) and Cheerios maker General Mills (GIS.N) on Wednesday named new chief executive officers, the latest global consumer goods companies to reshuffle leadership as they navigate tariff pressures and choppy consumer spending.

Here are some of the major CEO changes among global retailers and consumer goods companies in 2025 and 2026:

Company Date of Details

Announceme

Mattel September Mattel

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member Roger

Lynch as CEO.

General September General Mills

Mills 30, 2026 *dummy_text*named

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Chief Operating

Officer Dana

McNabb as CEO

effective January

1, 2027.

Hormel July 28, Hormel Foods

Foods 2026 *dummy_text*named

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insider and

industry veteran

John Ghingo as

CEO.

Domino’s June 22, Domino’s Pizza

Pizza 2026 *dummy_text*named

(DPZ.O) dummy_text Joe

Jordan as CEO,

effective October

Tyson May 28, Tyson Foods

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member and

former Procter &

Gamble executive

Jeff Schomburger

will take over as

CEO in October.

Wendy’s May 20, Wendy’s named

(WEN.O) 2026 industry veteran

Robert Wright as

president and

CEO.

Lululemon April 22, Lululemon picked

Athletica 2026 a former top Nike

(LULU.O) executive as its

next CEO as the

athletic apparel

retailer known

for its stretchy

yoga pants faces

pressure from its

founder and a

large activist

investor to

revive its

struggling

business.

Best Buy April 22, Best Buy named

(BBY.N) 2026 Jason Bonfig as

its new CEO,

replacing Corie

Barry, effective

October 31.

Conagra April 13, Conagra Brands

(CAG.N) 2026 named J.M.

Smucker executive

John Brase as its

new CEO,

succeeding Sean

Connolly.

Dollar March 24, Dollar General

General 2026 named Jerry

(DG.N) Fleeman Jr. as

its new CEO,

replacing company

veteran Todd

Vasos, effective

January 1, 2027.

Kroger February Kroger named

(KR.N) 9, 2026 former Walmart

executive Greg

Foran as its CEO,

effective

immediately,

succeeding

interim chief Ron

Sargent.

Heineken January Heineken

(HEIN.AS) 12, 2026 (HEIN.AS)

said its CEO Dolf

van den Brink

would step down

on May 31 after

nearly six years

of leading the

Dutch brewer, as

the industry

battles to get

drinkers buying

more beer.

Coty December Coty (COTY.N)

(COTY.N) 22, 2025 named Procter &

Gamble veteran

Markus Strobel

interim CEO and

executive

chairman, handing

him the reins as

the CoverGirl

parent battles a

steep share-price

slide and

pressure on

its mass-market

business.

Kraft December Kraft Heinz

Heinz 16, 2025 (KHC.O) named

(KHC.O) industry veteran

and former

Kellanova head

Steve Cahillane

as its new CEO,

ahead of the

packaged food

giant’s split.

Cahillane will

join the new role

on January 1,

succeeding Carlos

Abrams-Rivera,

who will serve as

an advisor until

March 6.

Lululemon December Lululemon

Athletica 11, 2025 Athletica

(LULU.O) (LULU.O) said its

CEO Calvin

McDonald will

step down in

January after

about seven years

at the helm.

The company named

its finance chief

Meghan Frank and

chief commercial

officer André

Maestrini as

co-interim CEOs

while it searches

for its new

boss.

Altria December Altria announced

(MO.N) 11, 2025 that CEO Billy

Gifford, who has

led the tobacco

giant since 2020,

will retire,

effective May 14,

The tobacco

giant announced

Gifford will be

succeeded by

finance head

Salvatore

Mancuso.

Coca-Cola December Coca-Cola named

(KO.N) 10, 2025 COO Henrique

Braun as its new

CEO, effective

March 31, 2026.

Braun succeeds

James Quincey,

who is stepping

down after nine

years at the

helm.

Kohl’s November Kohl’s Corp

Corp 24, 2025 named retail

(KSS.N) veteran Michael

Bender as its

permanent CEO,

after he served

as the interim

chief since May.

Bender replaced

Ashley Buchanan,

who was fired for

a personal

relationship with

a vendor.

Walmart November The company said

(WMT.N) 14, 2025 Doug McMillon,

who has been

heading the

retail bellwether

since 2014, will

retire in January

John

Furner,

McMillon’s

successor,

currently serves

as CEO of Walmart

U.S. and has held

leadership roles

at the company.

Nestle September Nestle dismissed

(NESN.S) 1, 2025 its CEO, Laurent

Freixe, a year

after appointing

him, following an

investigation

into an

undisclosed

romantic

relationship with

a direct

subordinate that

breached the

company’s code of

conduct. Freixe

was replaced by

Philipp Navratil,

CEO of Nestle

Nespresso, on

September 1.

Target August 20, The retailer

(TGT.N) 2025 named longtime

company veteran

Michael Fiddelke

as its CEO,

replacing retail

industry bigwig

Brian Cornell,

effective

February 1, 2026.

Procter & July 28, Procter & Gamble

Gamble 2025 said CEO Jon

(PG.N) Moeller is

stepping away

from the role, to

be succeeded by

Chief Operating

Officer Shailesh

Jejurikar.

Diageo July 16, The Johnnie

(DGE.L) 2025 Walker whisky and

Guinness beer

maker’s CEO,

Debra Crew,

stepped down

after two years

in the job, with

finance chief Nik

Jhangiani taking

over in the

interim.

Kenvue July 14, The Band-Aid and

(KVUE.N) 2025 Tylenol maker

fired its CEO

Thibaut Mongon,

laying what some

investors expect

will be the

groundwork for an

eventual sale of

the entire

company or pieces

of it, and named

director Kirk

Perry as interim

CEO.

Hindustan July 10, Hindustan

Unilever 2025 Unilever named

(HLL.NS) Priya Nair as

managing director

and CEO,

replacing Rohit

Jawa well before

the completion of

his five-year

term as the

company’s chief.

Hershey July 8, Hershey named

(HSY.N) 2025 burger chain

Wendy’s (WEN.O)

chief Kirk Tanner

as its CEO,

effective August

18, replacing

Michele Buck, who

is set to retire.

Stanley June 30, The power tools

Black & 2025 maker appointed

Decker operations chief

(SWK.N) Christopher

Nelson as its

next CEO and

president,

effective October

1, succeeding

Donald Allan Jr.,

who is set to

retire.

Unilever February The company

(ULVR.L) 25, 2025 ousted chief

executive Hein

Schumacher,

replacing him

with finance

chief Fernando

Fernandez.

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